This thread is uneeded, why would u call a fighter that young "Great" its impossible for him to be great, he's barely starting, and its not enough great fighters in the world for him to beat, to be called great....he has to beat chad, tavoris, pascal, Bute, and then he will be out of opponents.....he basically has to dominate over the next 20 yrs AFTER he beats those guys for him to be called great, cuz at this moment, its impossible, and its unfair to criticise him so early in his career

Why was Dawson so quick to say that he would go down to 68 to make the fight with Ward? Also, from what I understand, Dawson has been saying that he's wanted to move down to 68 for a while now.

It's a good/solid fight. Would have been better at a CW around 172. Would have bene really big at 175.

I still give Ward credit if he beats Dawson at 168, but not as much as if it was at 175. At 175, it'd be a title in a 2nd weight class/2nd lineal title. It would be a big fight. I just don't see why Andre didn't seek out to fight him at 175. It would mean more.

It's a good/solid fight. Would have been better at a CW around 172. Would have bene really big at 175.

I still give Ward credit if he beats Dawson at 168, but not as much as if it was at 175. At 175, it'd be a title in a 2nd weight class/2nd lineal title. It would be a big fight. I just don't see why Andre didn't seek out to fight him at 175. It would mean more.

I understand what you're saying. And I too would like the fight to be at 175 because I think that's the obvious next stage in Ward's career. But still, Dawson said that he would go down to 68 to fight Ward. I understand the whole "he doesn't get this much credit" argument, but Dawson was the one that brought it up.